Johnny DeFazio
Credit: WTAE Pittsburgh

Former WWE Star ‘Jumping’ Johnny DeFazio Passes Away At The Age Of 80

By Dominic DeAngelo

Unfortunate news out of Pittsburgh today as it was revealed that local wrestling legend “Jumping” Johnny DeFazio passed away today at the age of 80.

Allegheny County Executive Richard Fitzgerald broke the news after stating that DeFazio was battling cancer over the past few years.

DeFazio was a stalwart on the Pittsburgh wrestling scene, but he is a very familiar face…

Dominic DeAngelo
Dominic DeAngelo

Dominic started at WrestleZone in April of 2018.
He is a book reviewer for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, loves Penguins hockey, Pirates baseball and the lowly New York Jets.
Dominic also hosts a weekly Pittsburgh comedy podcast with his brother called The Keystone Cast and runs a Pittsburgh-based sports & pop culture blog called The Keystone Statement.
He lived in Philadelphia for five years before setting up shop back in Pittsburgh.
Feel free to rip him on Twitter @DominicDeAngelo.

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